Enrollment
132
Middle
DISTRICT 214 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST ANSGAR COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192520001440
St Ansgar Middle School
206 East 8th Street, St Ansgar, IA 50472 · (641) 713-4720 · Mitchell County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL132 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
36 students
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
St Ansgar Middle School→St Ansgar High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within St Ansgar Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
85.8%
IA avg 73.6% . -4.5pp since 2023
Math
93.7%
IA avg 70.9% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 94 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
89.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 89% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 78% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 11 points, placing it in Iowa's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
132
+1 (+1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 18.4:1
% White
92%
was 96%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About St Ansgar Middle School
St Ansgar Middle School is one of the minimally staffed 6-8 campuss in St Ansgar, Iowa, operated by St Ansgar Comm School District, with 132 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Iowa's public schools average about 400 students each, so St Ansgar Middle School sits 67% below that benchmark.
St Ansgar Middle School is one of 3 schools operated by St Ansgar Comm School District, a district that instructs 643 students overall.
On the student-mix side, St Ansgar Middle School reports that nearly all students (92%) are White; the rest is composed of 5% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Mitchell County as a whole.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
With demographic context factored in, St Ansgar Middle School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 78.3%; this one delivers 89.2%, a residual of +10.8 points.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Mitchell County) shows that median household earnings sit near $71,365, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Mitchell County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,631 students), St Ansgar Middle School is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is St Ansgar High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, St Ansgar Middle School comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 61.8%.
Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at St Ansgar Middle School has changed only slightly, going from 131 students in 2018 to 132 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 19.5:1 today.
Inside the community feed, members of the St Ansgar Middle School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Mitchell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,575
Census ACS
Median income
$71,365
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,631 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St Ansgar Comm School District
- St Ansgar Elementary SchoolElementary · 345 students
- St Ansgar High SchoolHigh · 166 students
Other schools in St Ansgar
- St Ansgar Elementary SchoolElementary · 345 students
- St Ansgar High SchoolHigh · 166 students
Nearby schools
- St Ansgar High School0.0 mi · 166
- St Ansgar Elementary School0.0 mi · 345
- Lincoln Elementary School8.0 mi · 405
- Osage High School8.6 mi · 294
- Osage Middle School8.6 mi · 289
- Lyle High School9.4 mi · 82
Frequently asked questions
About St Ansgar Middle SchoolHow large is St Ansgar Middle School?
St Ansgar Middle School enrolls approximately 132 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does St Ansgar Middle School serve?
St Ansgar Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does St Ansgar Middle School have?
St Ansgar Middle School employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at St Ansgar Middle School?
At St Ansgar Middle School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is St Ansgar Middle School public or private?
St Ansgar Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by St Ansgar Comm School District.
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